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Spacecraft information: KIKU-8
Launch Details
| Launched | 17 December 2006 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Status | Non-operational |
| Launch site | Tanegashima Space Center, Japan |
| Owner | Japan |
| NORAD ID | 29656 |
| COSPAR ID | 2006-059A |
| Alternative names |
ETS-VIII KIKU NO. 8 ENGINEERING TEST SATELLITE VIII |
| Observing |
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 11.395° |
| Eccentricity | 0.00055 |
| RA ascending node | 2.666 hr |
| Argument perigee | 282.305° |
| Mean anomaly | 271.095° |
| Orbital period | 1454.484 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 20 Mar 2026, 10:47 |
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 36129.7 km |
| Mean Altitude | 36152.9 km |
| Peak Altitude | 36176.1 km |
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H-2A R/BOrbital History
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